Farah started in the alternative data space by providing patent intelligence to public and private equity investors. In conjunction, Farah worked with corporate research & development departments from a broad range of industries.

Farah has an LLB in Law from Durham University.

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Carmen Li is the Founder & CEO of Silicon Data, a New York-based market intelligence company building the world’s leading data products for GPU pricing, AI compute, and carbon-aware infrastructure. She is also the CEO of Compute Exchange, the world's first GPU spot market.

Previously at Bloomberg and DRW trading, Carmen now leads the development of GPU rental and pricing indices, alternative datasets for compute markets, and emerging indices covering tokens, transaction volumes, and memory (RAM). Silicon Data’s indices and datasets are used by hedge funds, cloud providers, AI companies, and institutional investors, and are distributed via direct licensing, APIs, and financial data platforms including Bloomberg.

Cristina is a Research Analyst at Neudata, where she covers a range of datasets across foreign exchange and corporate data. She holds a BA in Accounting and Finance from Durham University.

Dhagash Mehta is the Head of Applied Artificial Intelligence Research for Investment Management at BlackRock, where he leads initiatives focused on AI, Generative AI, and responsible AI. With a PhD in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, he has held various research positions at institutions including the University of Notre Dame, the University of Cambridge, and Imperial College London. Previously, he served as a Senior Manager and Investment Strategist at The Vanguard Group and a Senior Research Scientist at the United Technologies Research Center.

Faizan is a Research Analyst at Neudata, covering market data across flows, derivatives, fixed income and prediction markets. He Joined Neudata following a Master's in Finance and works closely with investment managers on data sourcing and evaluation.

Ilya Voytov is a Senior Vice President at Lazard Asset Management, where he develops quantitative research models for the Lazard Equity Advantage platform. He specializes in systematic equity investing, leveraging alternative datasets, machine learning techniques, and statistical modelling to identify medium-frequency alpha opportunities across global markets. His work focuses on building predictive signals, adaptive investment frameworks, and regime-aware models designed to enhance portfolio construction and risk-adjusted returns. Ilya brings extensive experience in quantitative research, data-driven investment strategies, and the application of advanced analytics to global equity markets.

Mila Kuznetsov is an Executive Director leading the Americas Derivatives Business Development team at S&P Global within Market Intelligence. In her role, she is responsible for Americas derivatives commercial and product strategy across the sell side, buy side, auditors/regulators, and asset servicers.

Prior to joining S&P Global, Mila held multiple leadership roles at key financial services organizations such as Sculptor Capital Management where she was the Global Head of Valuations, Citi as a V.P focused on Equity Derivative Valuations, and at Ernst & Young within financial services for clients in Risk Advisory and Derivative Valuations. In her previous roles, she has implemented new pricing and valuation policies and procedures across multi-asset portfolios (equities, fixed income, derivatives, private assets), led valuation automation projects, and reviewed key valuation questions with internal stakeholders (Valuation Committees) and external stakeholders (auditors, regulators, investors).

Mila graduated from Binghamton University’s School of Management with a Bachelor of Science in Management, Concentration in Finance, and a Minor in Russian and East European Studies.

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Nishant is a Partner at Versor Investments and Head of Research for the firm’s futures and FX strategies. He leads strategy development across the investment process, from alpha research and signal generation to portfolio construction and implementation. He also plays a central role in advancing the firm’s use of alternative data and AI in investment research. Nishant holds an A.B. in Mathematics from Princeton University and an M.S. in Statistics from the University of California, San Diego.

Rich is a data management executive with more than 20 years’ experience in financial services.  In his role at Jain Global, he is responsible for the sourcing, procurement, and vendor management landscape with a primary focus on data, research, and expert network services for the firm.  Rich previously managed similar functions at Citadel, and at Schonfeld where he also managed the shared research environment supporting the various investment teams.

Rich is the Founder and Chairman of Archedata, a software firm designed to optimize these data management functions.  Prior to these roles, Rich spent over a decade creating and managing data products at Thomson Reuters and his consulting firm, Semiotics.

Rich focuses on managing large scale data operations as well as leveraging technology-based solutions to improve efficiencies, drive cost savings, and discover new alpha generating content. Rich holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management and International Business from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Linked-In Profile:  linkedin.com/in/brownrichw

Steve is a market data professional with over 30 years of relevant experience in the industry. Steve currently is with Davidson Kempner Capital Management (DKCM), a multi-strategy hedge fund, having spent the majority of his career on the sell-side in various market data roles.

Steve’s role as global market data manager includes sourcing and procurement,  inventory management, entitlements, administrative functions, and process flow. He has been an active member of the FISD market data community, serving as an Executive Committee Member with both DKCM and Morgan Stanley.

Travis Whitmore is Managing Director and Head of AI & Trading Analytics at State Street Associates (SSA), the research partnership between State Street Markets® and leading academics at Harvard, MIT, Boston College, and EDHEC. He leads SSA’s development of analytics and systematic models for State Street’s Market’s trading businesses, including FX and Financing Solutions, as well as leading the development of a cross- Markets AI platform. Previously, Travis spent three years in Frankfurt leading SSA’s European research initiative, delivering bespoke advisory work and quantitative insights to institutional investors across the region. Earlier in his career, he worked with Harvard Professor Ken Froot on investment applications using State Street’s proprietary custody flows and holdings data, and co‑authored research on leveraging digital media to quantify evolving market narratives and manage portfolio risk. Travis has published in the Journal of Portfolio Management, frequently speaks at research conferences, and was named a “Rising Star Under 30” by Securities Finance Times in 2023 for his research on the securities lending market.

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